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Scott Gordon

Scott Gordon co-founded Tone Madison in 2014 has covered culture and politics in Madison since 2006 for publications including The A.V. Club, Dane101, and Isthmus, and has also covered policy, environmental issues, and public health for WisContext.

Profile pic by Rachal Duggan.

Scott's Latest Articles

Slurping for liberation

In Microtones, our newsletter-first column.

A year of music and culture conversations in Madison

Looking back on some of our favorite Tone Madison podcast moments from across 2019.

Madison calendar, December 12 through 18

Our Best of 2019 Listening Party, “The Hate U Give,” Null Device at Crucible, “Die Hard” on 35mm, and more events of note in Madison this week.

Tone Madison’s top 20 Madison records of 2019

From open-hearted pop to filthy techno, the albums and EPs that helped define our year.

My Shen Yun reply guy

In Microtones, our newsletter-first column.

Artists sign letter protesting Madison Museum of Contemporary Art’s Chroma event

The letter objects to MMoCA’s entry fee and the lack of compensation for artists.

Madison calendar, December 5 through 11

“Seven Samurai” in 35mm, the return of Slow Pulp, icy ambiance from Syneva, and more events of note in Madison this week.

Graham Hunt’s multi-faceted pop productions

The Midnight Reruns and Sundial Mottos member builds up his so catalog while settling into Madison.

Murfie is giving customers very little time to get their CDs back, and charging for it

The Madison-based music startup's "close-out" looks pretty bad for people who sent in their music for digitization.

Madison calendar, November 28 through December 4

Chad McCullough and Bram Weijters at Audio For the Arts, “I Do Not Care If We Go Down In History As Barbarians” at MMoCA, and more noteworthy events in Madison this week.